“With City, we’re still in four competitions with the aim of winning them. In the Champions League, we are going to have an exciting game against Barca. For me, they are more beatable than in the past.

“Personally, I think we can knock them out. If our injured players are back, with a full team, I think we can beat them.”

Nasri has put his resurgence down to manager Manuel Pellegrini: “He made me understand that I was once more an important player for the team. On the pitch, he gives me quite a lot of freedom. So I try to repay that faith.

“I feel great. I am soon going to be 27. I tell myself I have wasted enough time and that I need to exploit my potential. When you’re young, you don’t worry about things. You think you know everything. With hindsight, maturity, and a certain form of intelligence, you ask questions of yourself.”

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